The 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees:
THE 2005 STATE CHAMPION GOLF TEAM
In 2005, the Saints golf team achieved an unprecedented level of success. For the first time in school history one of our teams accomplished a feat against all comers. As there are no divisions at the state level and only one school earns the right to be crowned State Champion. In 2005 our golfers became the first team to win a State Championship.
SKIP REDONDO- Class of 1967
Skip made his mark here at Saints as a baseball player. From his sophomore year on he was a fixture on the varsity pitching staff.
He was selected all-Eastern league as a junior, and awarded Eastern League Player of the Year as a senior. He was also selected to the All-CIF team, and played in the Breitbard All Star Game.
Skip went on to play two years at Southwestern College where he won All-Conference honors before accepting a scholarship offer to play at UC Irvine.
After college he discovered that his true calling was to tennis. The Redondo’s were the preeminent tennis family in San Diego at the time with both his brother and sister ranked in the world by the USTA. For almost 40 years has been one of the most respected tennis coaches in San Diego County.
Skip served 10 years as the Head Men’s Tennis Coach as San Diego State University. He has been named San Diego Tennis Professional of the Year. And continues to run his own successful tennis academy today.
Posthumously elected- DARRELL RUSSELL- Class of 1994
Darrell lettered three times in football, three times in basketball, and three times in track while at Saints.
While his love of basketball was well known, it was on the gridiron that he excelled.
He was named first team all-league and all-CIF in both his junior and senior years.
As a senior Darrell was named the Defensive Player of the year. He was named a Parade All-American, an ESPN All-American, Blue Chip All-American, and The Gatorade State Player of the Year and participated in the All-American Bowl.
Darrell accepted a scholarship to USC and started on the defensive line for three years earning 1st Team All-PAC 10 honors in 96 and 97.
HE was a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, the Outland Trophy and the Bronko Nagusrki award.
Darrell entered the NFL draft following his junior year and was the 2nd overall selection by the Oakland Raiders in 1997.
He played 6 seasons for the Raiders and one more for the Redskins and was selected to play in the Pro-Bowl in 98 and 99 averaging 10 sacks per season.
Darrell left us much too early at the age of 29.
SEAN BARRETT- Class of 2003
Sean lettered 3 times in baseball, 4 times in cross country and 4 times in track.
In cross country he was the Western League runner of the year 3 times and 1st Team CIF 4 times. He was the CIF individual Champion as a junior and finished 4th in the State Finals that year.
Sean was named to the All-State team twice the UT Prep Athlete of the Month in November 2001, and was named the UT All-Academic Team Captain as a senior.
In track, he won 1st Team League honors 3 times, and 1st Team All-CIF as a junior and senior.
He was league champion in the 1600 and 3200 as a junior, and as a senior tripled up in the 800, 1600, and 3200.
At Harvard University: Sean lettered in cross country and track 4 times each.
He was an All-Regional selection in his senior year and Team co-captain in 06 and 07.
He graduated from Harvard with an all-time rank of 8th in the 5K and 9th in the 10 K, a list that dates back to 1874.
As a proud member of the United State Marine Corps, Sean was the marathon 10K champion in 2007, the Marine Corp Cross Country Champion in 2008, and won the Iron Mike Fitness Award in 2008.